Follow a character who’s looking for someone or something.

Posted in Character on Nov 29, 2024

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“Set In Colorless Stones” by Zoe K

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Why is the sky grey?The sky shouldn’t be grey.It should be pretty, so why is it grey?The ringing tumult, barely audible, had appeared. That piercing sound that lacked a single drop of context, one that lacked the simple explanation many longed for. My body aroused, my vision slowly cleared as I analyzed my surroundings. I was soon led to the conclusion that I was outside my house, though the house itself was not found in my line of sight. Perhaps a familiar smell, or maybe it was the way the sun hit my skin reminded me of home.I’m not sure.A...

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“Nylla and Derek - The Mermaid's Tear” by Katherine Walker

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Nylla has long brown hair, suntanned face, torso, and arms. But from the waist down she had green and blue scales covering a serpent’s tail. She was a mutant and an outcast from the village. Her parents abandoned her when they saw her at birth. Nylla was fed by sea gulls until she was old enough to hunt for herself. The birds brought her pointed sticks to use as spears for catching fish. They led Nylla to Bashelor Creek, a narrow tributary that eventually fed into the sea. The fish in the creek were small and quick; darting throu...

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“Search and you might find” by David Nutt

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Search and you might find I am an independent journalist living in a world of news spilling out at an unprecedented rate in the history of mankind. Much of it was false without any factual evidence, lies and untruths seem to be the norm. Each morning when I opened my computer or picked up the mail it took a good hour ...

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“"Pink Flamingos" #ReedsyUnknown” by Tucker Sloan

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Pink Flamingos Kim was natural at schmoozing to get what she wanted. It was fun to watch. Male customers would come into our candy store. A store full of temptations. “Would you like to try our new black licorice wheels? They’re bitter, sweet, and fun to eat! You look like someone who likes things that have a bite.” She would say as she slowly, and sensually put on plastic, loose-fitting gloves. “You can carefully unwind the licorice wheels and eat them as licorice ropes if it’s easier on your teeth. It’s a relaxing part of my nigh...

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“The dead king” by Xteffy Erios

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The laboured breathing of King Ouin was the only sound in the room that rainy morning.The healer watched him, disheartened, unable to think of a way to restore vitality to the monarch, who lay on his bed staring blankly at the grey sky through the window.His skin had shrivelled and dried like parchment. White hair sprouted from various spots on his face, and his eyes seemed unnaturally large in his gaunt face. His complexion had turned a greenish hue, almost cadaverous.Standing by the bed, Sir Leoric also gazed at his lord with utter resigna...

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“Jenny” by J Dari

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I still wonder where you are. I wondered why you didn’t come to school that day. I kept hoping you took a trip and that I’d show up to school and you’d be back in class or in our shared seat on the bus. I told myself nothing happened—that you probably went back home to Spain, like you mentioned before. Deep down, I knew you wouldn’t have left without saying goodbye. Or so I thought—I’d only known you a short time. I think back to the day I met you. We rode the bus together, remember? I was new to town and you were the first to say hello. You...

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“Static” by Taylor Moctezuma

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The city was a corpse. Concrete veins ran through its body, broken and lifeless, while hollow buildings stared down at her like blind eyes. Jo clutched the radio to her chest as if it were a talisman, her only anchor in a world that had been swallowed by silence. She hadn’t heard a birds song, a cars engine, or even the whisper of wind in what felt like an eternity. But just hours ago, the radio had spoken. In the static of the radio, she swore she heard his voice. “Jo, find me”, her brother Jack had whispered through the crackling hum....

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“christmas lights” by Darby Tanner

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Last year, the Christmas lights were so tangled that it took two days of griping and Cara’s nimble fingers to straighten out the matted bunch. They’re vintage C6 bulbs on an ivy green wire; I refuse to replace them. Lights always go up on Thanksgiving Day in my house. It was after Black Friday that I wrapped the final cord around the tree last year. That’s not happening again. I packed the lights myself after the fiasco, painstakingly, might I add. I fashioned a storage system out of cardboard, cutting sizable notches into the side to g...

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“Sarah?” by Quin Alston

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Sarah?! He felt something wet roll down his wrinkled cheek as his eyes sprang open. It felt like someone was pushing on his chest from the inside out as if reverse CPR somehow just awoke him out of some coma. He heard a rasp voice call out the name of his beloved again "Sarah?" The baritone vibration of his vocal chords agitated the phlegm at the back of his throat, which sent his chest into tight convulsions, each bone rattling as he wheezed and hacked trying to regain his breath. "Where am I?" He thought as his dim blurry eyes looked ar...

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“That Fateful Day” by E Star

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The forest felt alive tonight. Finn couldn’t quite explain it, but every crack of a branch and whisper of the wind held something more, as if the trees themselves had secrets they were aching to share. He moved with a mixture of caution and urgency, his boots crunching softly against the mossy ground. The lantern swinging in his hand cast golden beams that cut through the dark like threads, chasing shadows that slipped just beyond reach.He should’ve been asleep; in fact, his body begged for it after travelling for days alone. The Sinclairs h...

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“Looking for What Once Was” by Paula Whittington

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"In the quiet solace of the night, memories of lost love mingled with the faint hope of new beginnings, painting her dreams with bittersweet hues of what once was." In the quiet solace of the night, memories of lost love mingled with the faint hope of new beginnings, painting her dreams with bittersweet hues of what once was. It had been twelve long years since she was held intimately in the arms of love. As she hugged herself, she thought of what used to be. Flashes of memories, remembering his loving touch, warm breath on her ears, ...

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“The hunt” by Bill Irmansyah

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Content warning: Contains gore, graphic violence, and dark themes such as harm and death.I know it’s down there, I saw it. I may have been a little drunk, but I am not blind. I saw it from the window of my apartment, feasting on some back alley stray, and ran after it that night. It was human-shaped, though slender and bony throughout. I suppose it could pass for a very ugly and malnourished old crone. Still, I wouldn’t be fooled by it, especially when it scampered around like a thieving dog, all four limbs unnaturally navigating Bryscombe P...

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Follow a character who’s looking for someone or something.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 57 stories

“Set In Colorless Stones” by Zoe K

“Nylla and Derek - The Mermaid's Tear” by Katherine Walker

“Search and you might find” by David Nutt

“"Pink Flamingos" #ReedsyUnknown” by Tucker Sloan

“The dead king” by Xteffy Erios

“Jenny” by J Dari

“Static” by Taylor Moctezuma

“christmas lights” by Darby Tanner

“Sarah?” by Quin Alston

“That Fateful Day” by E Star

“Looking for What Once Was” by Paula Whittington

“The hunt” by Bill Irmansyah

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story from the POV of a zombie, mutant, or infected creature.

Write a story about someone confronting their worst nightmare.

Center your story around a person who believes they’re the last human on Earth.

Write a story about a character who’s lost.

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